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"And if that doesn't make for the least level of efficiency...then let's build the solar road at the same latitude as International Falls, Minnesota, in a place where the sun is obscured by cloud cover more than 50% of the year."

"Yeah...that's the ticket! We can waste a whole boatload of money if we do it that way!"

Solar is not an efficient form of energy production. It takes up way too much space for a small amount of energy to be produced. People just like the idea of solar since they assume that it's "free" energy, forgetting that solar panels and infrastructure use resources and contribute to carbon output.

Nuclear is by far the cleanest and most efficient energy source that we have today but people are scared of it.

This is a proof of concept- not the final product by a long shot. Lessons are being learned here. There will be design improvements and better calculations next time.

Should the calculations look favorable, somebody will make the next (better) attempt. And so on.

We'd still be in the horse & buggy era if it was up to some folks.

You are responding to people who don't have enough faith in America (and the rest of the world, in this case) to improve on the status quo. By nature, they have a cult-driven mandate to keep things they way they are. They listen to Trump tell us how awful we are, how bad America is, and what a disaster area we live in, and they believe it. Meanwhile, you are exactly right. Better to put your energy in solving problems, rather than arguing with people who are betting against humanity. The Trumpists don't care what happens when they are gone, as long as they can indulge for now, all is good with them.

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